STAND. COM. REP. NO.  888

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 428

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 428, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the development of strong families by appropriating funds to the Center on the Family at the University of Hawaii (UH).

     The Hawaii Public Housing Authority Homeless Programs Branch, Read To Me International Foundation, Assisted Living Options Hawaii, Springs of Living Water, Institute for Human Services, Hawaii Youth Services Network, American Lung Association of Hawaii, PATCH, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, Hawaii Women Work!, Save the FoodBasket, Inc., Windward Homeless Coalition, Aloha United Way, Ka Hale Pomaika‘i, Project Dana, Honolulu Community Action Program, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  UH supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 428, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 428, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair